2026Election Stories

Republican U.S. Senate candidates gathered in Reno Thursday night to debate who among them would be the best challenger to take on Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) in November — and took shots at the elephant not in the room, front-runner and retired Army Capt. Sam Brown.

The Republican governor was endorsed by Trump in his gubernatorial bid in 2022, but had opted to stay out of the 2024 presidential race until now.

Schwartz has run in nearly every election cycle in Nevada since 2012, losing multiple congressional bids. He previously ran in the Republican primary for the 3rd District in 2020, finishing second to Dan Rodimer.

One of the biggest fundraising hauls came from Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, a PAC seeking to enshrine abortion access in the Nevada Constitution via ballot initiative. The group recorded raising $1.8 million, driven primarily by $1 million from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Think Big America.

Three of the Nevada Supreme Court's seven members are up for re-election this year, though all are running unopposed, essentially guaranteeing they will return to the court for six-year terms.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid Friday, choosing to embrace the likely Republican presidential candidate amid attacks from primary opponents.

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Those contributions include a maximum $10,000 donation from the CCEA PAC to Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) a day after the vote.

Clark and Douglas counties are both looking to hire more poll workers amid a shortage that comes after the rise in threats against workers following the 2020 election.

"In rejecting his political competitor standing argument, courts have found that Castro improperly manufactured his standing merely to file this lawsuit," Navarro wrote, citing evidence that Castro is running for office simply to pursue these lawsuits against Trump.

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) raised $3.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 and heading into her 2024 re-election bid has $10.6 million in cash on hand — a record for an incumbent senator in Nevada at this point in the election cycle.

A recently formed nonprofit wants to place a 36 percent annual cap on the interest rates for certain loans.

Nevada lawmakers created the new primary system in 2021, but the state GOP argued in an initial filing last May that the law would prevent party leaders from opting for the state's existing caucus model in 2024.

Rosen, a pro-Israel Democrat and a leader on Jewish issues in Nevada and in the U.S. Senate, is up for re-election in a key race this year.

The surprise move comes as a blow for House Republicans, who have long targeted Lee's seat as one of the top pickup opportunities of Nevada's three competitive congressional districts. 

Flanked by acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, the Democrats of Nevada's congressional delegation and Culinary leadership, Harris congratulated the union members on their new contracts and mounted a defense of organized labor as the "backbone of the strength of our nation." 

Sunday's rally marks the first Trump visit to Nevada since six Republicans were indicted by a Clark County grand jury earlier this month over a 2020 scheme from his campaign to submit "alternative" slates of electors in key swing states. 

Pro abortion groups have sought similar ballot initiatives across the country to juice Democratic turnout and give voters a say on abortion access in red states where lawmakers have largely restricted the practice since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

Key city officials have declined interviews with The Nevada Independent, and a records request regarding city emails resulted in pages of redactions. The Indy is exploring its legal options.

"There's certainly no shortage of issues that come across your desk as county commissioner," Miller said in an interview with The Nevada Independent on Tuesday. "I enjoyed it … But I'll step aside to let somebody else take on what really turns out to be more than a full-time job."